In September 2022, Edmund Optics Japan Co., Ltd. further expanded its inventory of products by enhancing its lineup of optical components for lasers. This product expansion includes the TECHSPEC 1064nm Laser-Coded Synthetic Quartz Plano-Concave Lens, which has a reflectance of less than 0.25% per surface at laser wavelengths and is ideal for applications using Nd:YAG and fiber laser light sources. The TECHSPEC 1064nm Laser-Coded Synthetic Quartz Plano-Concave Lens is made from research-grade UV synthetic quartz substrate with a low thermal expansion coefficient. It features a laser V-coating and is available in focal lengths ranging from -9mm to 250mm and diameters from 6mm to 25mm.

Edmund Optics Japan Co., Ltd. has launched a new dual-band laser mirror and window for Nd:YAG lasers that use a visible light guide beam. Since the 1064nm Nd:YAG beam is invisible, a visible light guide beam at 532nm or 635-670nm is often used to confirm whether the laser is properly positioned. Dual-band optics are an ideal choice for Nd:YAG systems due to their anti-reflective coatings that accommodate these multiple wavelengths, high laser damage threshold (LDT), and a surface quality of 10-5 that reduces scattering.

Edmund Optics, a global manufacturer and supplier of optical components, is expanding its extensive inventory by broadening its range of standard optical components. This product expansion includes new types of beam splitters, such as the "TECHSPEC Coaxial Cube Polarizing Beam Splitter" and the "TECHSPEC Coaxial Cube Beam Splitter (Standard Type)." Both beam splitters feature a unique absorptive surface treatment on the black-coated surfaces, which eliminates unwanted reflections. By reducing reflections, glare and interference patterns are minimized, improving image contrast and enhancing performance in many other applications that rely on transmission through only three surfaces.

Edmund Optics Japan Co., Ltd. has started selling "polarization-maintaining fiber patch cords." This product is available with FC/PC, FC/APC, and hybrid termination connectors. With a typical extinction ratio of 18-25 dB, it maintains the incident polarization direction. The patch cords are suitable for wavelengths from 460 to 1625 nm and are applicable in beam transmission, optical communication, and optical fiber sensing, among other applications.

Edmund Optics Japan Co., Ltd. has started selling laser shielding (protection) windows. These are CE-certified laser radiation protection windows, available in UV, VIS, and NIR wavelengths. We offer a suitable size of 200mm x 100mm for doors, windows, and small enclosures of compact devices, making them ideal for safe observation in laser environments.

Edmund Optics Japan Co., Ltd. has started selling the "Gimbal Mount for Large Diameter." This product supports optics with diameters of 4" (101.6mm), 4.25" (108mm), 6" (152.4mm), and 8" (203.2mm). The gimbal mechanism combines the maintenance of the rotation axis center on the optical surface with precise adjustments in the tip and tilt directions driven by a micrometer, enabling accurate control of the beam optical path.

Edmund Optics Japan Co., Ltd. has started selling the "TECHSPEC® UV Non-Axis Parabolic Mirror." This product features a DUV reflective enhanced aluminum coating that achieves excellent transmittance from 190 to 900 nm, and the aluminum substrate is diamond machined to achieve an RMS surface roughness of less than 50A to minimize scattering. We offer multiple focal length options in standard inch sizes, ranging from 25.4 to 203 mm in diameter.

Edmund Optics Japan, Inc. has started selling "ultra-thin nanoparticle polarizers." This product is a lightweight polarizer with a thickness of 90µm that can replace conventional polarizers, offering high transmittance and an extinction ratio exceeding 10,000:1. Made by doping silver nanoparticles into sodium silicate glass substrates, this polarizer features high-temperature stability up to +400°C, as well as resistance to chemicals, UV radiation, and fading. It is available in uncoated, single-sided AR-coated, and double-sided AR-coated options, and is compatible with a wavelength range of 1260-1600nm. It is suitable for use in optical communications, medical applications, aerospace fields, as well as in optical isolators and polarimetric interferometers, and for improving signal-to-noise ratios.

Edmund Optics Japan Co., Ltd. has started selling the "TECHSPEC® High Load Capacity Linear Stage." This product features a high-rigidity brass structure and a drive mechanism operated by a hex wrench, allowing for high load capacity options of 5, 10, and 15 kg in a slim and compact overall size. The design, which does not use tension springs and is equipped with locking screws for fixing the stage position, enhances resistance to vibrations and stability. It is suitable for imaging and laser optical systems that require a slim linear stage in demanding environments.

Edmund Optics Japan, Inc. has started selling "TECHSPEC® Precision Aspheric Lenses for Lasers." This aspheric lens, which has a diffraction limit at the design wavelength, is optimized for the most common Nd:YAG laser wavelength and features a high laser damage threshold coating in its lineup. With an aspheric shape of 1.2λ and a slope factor of 0.35μm/mm, this product minimizes mid-spatial frequency (MSF) errors, making it suitable for demanding laser processing, cutting, and additive manufacturing applications.

In May 2023, Edmund Optics' Japanese subsidiary, Edmund Optics Japan Co., Ltd., announced that EO has partnered with ISP Optics to begin global sales of high-quality optical components made from over 15 types of infrared (IR) materials. By becoming the global e-commerce distributor for ISP Optics, they will stock and sell all of ISP Optics' products, including many IR optical components such as lenses, windows, and prisms. The service supports 9 languages and 11 currencies, and has a specialized team including optical engineers and global technical support, capable of handling system integration and custom requests.

In May 2023 (Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo), Edmund Optics® (EO) Japan Corporation has started selling the 1064nm 2X-8X Gemma™ Variable Beam Expander, further expanding its inventory of products. This beam expander features high LIDT and a fixed tube length, designed for high-power laser applications that require strict spatial constraints. To minimize beam jitter, it employs a mechanism that allows for internal lens movement and focus adjustment without rotation. Additionally, with the ability to adjust magnification from 2X to 8X, prototyping to determine system magnification is made easier. The 1064nm 2X-8X Gemma™ Variable Beam Expander is designed with Gaussian beams in mind, utilizing a non-rotating lens in a Galileo design and achieving high pointing accuracy while maintaining a compact tube length of 158mm with a ghost-free focus. The Gemma™ Variable Beam Expander is available for quick delivery through stock sales.

Edmund Optics has partnered with Meta Materials Inc. (META) to launch the sale of a series of large, flexible holographic notch filters called "META holoOPTIX Notch Filters," further expanding its lineup of stocked products. Our Vice President of Retail Markets stated, "The combination of Meta Materials' history of collaboration with major OEMs in product and technology development and our one-stop shop for optical, imaging, and photonics products will allow customers around the world to easily try out this exciting new technology." For more details, please refer to the related materials below.

Edmund Optics' "TECHSPEC Aspherical Imaging Lens" has been selected as one of the three award-winning products in the Vision category of the 2022 Inspect Awards. This award is presented annually by Inspect magazine to manufacturers of products chosen by the magazine's readers. For more details, please refer to the related materials below.

Edmund Optics Japan Co., Ltd. has further expanded its stock products for framed machine vision filters. This product expansion includes over 350 new polarizers, color filters, and ND filters that can be implemented in various imaging systems. Each filter is designed to have a common thread type and wavelength range to seamlessly combine with EO's TECHSPEC imaging lenses.

Edmund Optics Japan, Inc. has started selling the TECHSPEC® HP+ Series Fixed Focal Length Lenses. This product is designed for use with the 4th generation Sony Pregius S™ 24.5MP/1.2-inch IMX530/IMX540 sensors and features a C-mount. It is equipped with a focus adjustment ring and an aperture ring with a locking mechanism to prevent unnecessary adjustments, as well as a filter mount for attaching standard optical filters. It is ideal for measurement, gauging, 3D stereovision, and object tracking.

Edmund Optics Japan Co., Ltd. has started selling the TECHSPEC Ultra High Contrast Polarizing Film (XP42HE). The TECHSPEC Ultra High Contrast Polarizing Film (XP42HE) achieves an excellent transmittance of 42.6% in the 400–700nm range and a contrast ratio of 30,000:1. It is available in a rectangular shape and can be easily cut into the desired shape using standard cutting tools. It is suitable for imaging, measurement, and microscopy applications where contrast is of utmost importance.

Edmund Optics Japan, Inc. has started selling NIR wire grid polarizers. NIR wire grid polarizers are broadband polarizers designed to achieve high transmission rates from 700 to 2500 nm. They offer a high contrast version with a 5900:1 extinction ratio at 2400 nm, or a high transmission version that provides up to 91% transmission at 1900 nm. They are suitable for thermal imaging.

Edmund Optics Japan Co., Ltd. has started selling the "TECHSPEC 785nm Laser Coated Synthetic Quartz Plano-Convex Lens." This product offers a lineup of V-coating (AR coating) options for various laser lines. Designed to achieve maximum throughput at specific laser wavelengths, this product is suitable for applications utilizing low-power He-Ne, diode, and Nd:YAG laser light sources.

Edmund Optics Japan Co., Ltd. has started selling the "OD8 Fluorescence Bandpass Filter." This product has a blocking performance of OD≧8 in its transmission cutoff band while maintaining a high transmission rate in the transmission band. The hard-coated interference filter features high-precision spectral consistency and is characterized by industry-leading S/N system performance and low crosstalk. It is ideal for fluorescence detection applications that require precise spectral cleanup.

Edmund Optics Japan Co., Ltd. has started selling the "TECHSPEC High-Performance Synthetic Quartz Non-Axis Parabolic Mirror." This product features a surface roughness of less than 10 Å, which minimizes scattering, and performs better in the UV wavelength range compared to conventional metal substrate non-axis parabolic mirrors. It can be easily implemented at a 90° non-axis angle, and due to its low scattering properties, it is well-suited for Schlieren, MTF, Czerny-Turner, and Littrow-type spectrometer systems.

Edmund Optics Japan Co., Ltd. has started selling the "TECHSPEC Plano-Concave Lens (VIS-EXT Multi-Coated)." This product is designed to bend parallel incident light rays and diverge them from the lens's exit surface by having a negative focal length. It can be used to balance aberrations caused by other lenses in the system due to negative spherical aberration. Additionally, it offers better performance in the range of 350nm to 700nm, and there are various anti-reflective coating options available.

Edmund Optics Japan, Inc. has started selling the Everix ultra-thin 10nm bandpass filter. This product is designed for the wavelengths of common visible LEDs and laser diodes in the range of 400 – 660nm, featuring a narrow bandwidth of 10nm, which broadens the wavelength selection range by allowing light through a clearly defined band at the design wavelength. Additionally, it has a protective polymer layer on the outermost surface, making it resistant to scratches and highly durable. Its ultra-thin design makes it ideal for implementation in life sciences and medical devices where lightweight solutions are sought.

Edmund Optics Japan, Inc. has started selling the TECHSPEC® BBAR-coated UV synthetic quartz right-angle prism. This prism has improved transmission efficiency compared to uncoated UV synthetic quartz right-angle prisms. Additionally, it has low thermal expansion and excellent transmission across the UV, visible, and NIR spectra, making it ideal for a wide range of applications in science and industry, including medical devices, semiconductor inspection, and laser-based implementations.

Edmund Optics Japan Co., Ltd. has started selling kinematic mounts for the E series pick-off mirrors. The kinematic mount for the E series pick-off mirrors is ideal for 1" (25.4mm) diameter knife-edge pick-off mirrors. It is equipped with two feed screws for optical adjustment and alignment in the tip and tilt directions (±3.5°), and the M6 x 0.25 (101.6 TPI) feed screws enable smooth movement, which can be operated manually or with a hex wrench (2mm across flats).

Edmund Optics Japan, Inc. has started selling the LUCID Vision Labs Atlas(TM) IP67 5GigE camera. The LUCID Vision Labs Atlas(TM) IP67 5GigE camera is designed for image applications that require high bandwidth and performance in harsh environments. It supports a 5Gbase-T (5GigE) Ethernet interface and Power over Ethernet (PoE), enabling a data transfer rate of 600MB/s for high resolution and high frame rates. It also features a C-mount and active sensor alignment, achieving excellent optical performance.

Edmund Optics Japan, Inc. has started selling the TECHSPEC® SilverTL™ SWIR Telecentric Lens. The TECHSPEC® SilverTL™ SWIR Telecentric Lens is designed with a broadband AR coating optimized for the wavelength range of 900 - 1700 nm. It supports up to 7.5 megapixels (with a pixel size of 2.8 μm) and eliminates parallax errors in measurement applications. It is also suitable for semiconductor measurements that require precise measurements and for online/offline machine vision manufacturing applications.

Edmund Optics Japan, Inc. has started selling the TECHSPEC® Broadband Dielectric Coated Right Angle Prism Mirror (Right Angle Coating Type). The TECHSPEC® Broadband Dielectric Coated Right Angle Prism Mirror (Right Angle Coating Type) features dielectric coatings on the two surfaces that form the right angle of the prism, while the hypotenuse side remains uncoated. It is suitable for splitting an image from a single imaging lens onto two different cameras or for combining two images onto a single camera. It has a reflectivity of over 99% in the 400 – 750 nm range, reducing energy loss compared to mirrors with standard metal coatings and improving system performance.

Edmund Optics Japan, Inc. has started selling the TECHSPEC C Series SWIR fixed focal length lenses. The TECHSPEC C Series SWIR fixed focal length lenses are C-mount lenses compatible with sensors up to 2/3 inch, supporting resolutions up to 7.5 megapixels (with a pixel size of 2.8 μm). Designed with a large maximum aperture, they feature broadband AR coatings optimized for the 900-1700 nm wavelength range, with working distance and resolution requirements in mind for factory automation and inspection. They are well-suited for various machine vision, factory automation, and autonomous applications.

Edmund Optics Japan Co., Ltd. has started selling Dynamic Optics deformable lenses. The Dynamic Optics deformable lenses are transmissive compensating optical components for wavefront correction. They are designed with aperture sizes of 10mm, 16mm, or 25mm, covering typical pupil sizes, and feature an M32x0.75 threaded mount. By using a thread adapter, they can be adapted to the threaded mounts of common objective lenses, making them suitable for aberration correction in microscopy applications.